2003 Derrybrien landslide
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The 2003 Derrybrien landslide was a landslide
which fell on 16 October 2003. The landslide ruined the construction of a 71-turbine wind-farm. It killed around 50,000 fish according to an estimate by Shannon Regional Fisheries Board and dislodged 450,000 cubic metres of peat.
Landslide
A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...
which fell on 16 October 2003. The landslide ruined the construction of a 71-turbine wind-farm. It killed around 50,000 fish according to an estimate by Shannon Regional Fisheries Board and dislodged 450,000 cubic metres of peat.